Minister for Trade and Industry, Kobina Tahir Hammond, has said the Komenda Sugar Factory has become an “albatross” around the neck of the country. According to him, apart from the factory not being properly set up, the company that originally undertook the construction of the factory has returned with a demand …
Read More »I warned against revival of Komenda Sugar Factory but people didn’t understand me – Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu
The Majority Leader and Minister of Parliamentary Affairs, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, has explained why successive governments have failed to operationalise the Komenda Sugar Factory. According to him, the main challenge of making the Komenda Sugar Factory work is that there are no longer arable lands in the Komenda area to produce the sugarcane …
Read More »NPP have neglected us since they came to power – Angry Komenda market women
Some angry market women at the Komenda market in the Komenda Edina Eguafo Abrem (KEEA) Municipality of the Central Region have expressed their disappointment with the New Patriotic Party (NPP) for neglecting them since the party came to power. The women who are mainly into trading have regretted joining the …
Read More »Komenda Sugar Factory: Alan Kyerematen and the Npp government conspiring with WAATCO to cause huge financial loss to the state
I would like to draw the attention of the good people of Ghana to a shady contract orchestrated and executed by the immediate past Minister of Trade and Industry, the Akufo Addo led NPP Government and the Board of Directors of the Komenda Sugar Development Company Limited (KSDCL). The government, …
Read More »VIDEO: First packet of brown (raw) sugar produced at Komenda Sugar Factory
The first packet of brown (raw) sugar has been produced following the re-commencement of operations at the Komenda Sugar Factory in the Central Region. According to a video post shared by the Presidency, the brown sugar product comes just two days after the factory commenced operations to produce refined sugar …
Read More »DAF truck driver who killed 12 on Elmina-Komenda road arrested
The Police have arrested the driver of a DAF Truck with registration number GM 2570-12, Paul Kwah which collided with a Toyota Hiace bus at Eduagyei on the Elmina-Komenda junction road in the Central Region. The accident led to the death of 12 persons. Preliminary investigations by the Police revealed …
Read More »28-year-old man wrongfully accused of robbery lynched at Komenda-Aburansa
A 28-year-old man, Festus Eduafo, who was an auto mechanic by profession has been wrongfully lynched by the Youth of Komenda-Aburansa in the Komenda Edina Eguafo Abraim Municipality of the Central Region. Information gathered by Kasapa News Yaw Boagyan indicates that the deceased was on Monday, July 4, 2022, at …
Read More »More than 100 houses in Komenda grazed by floodwaters
Over 100 houses in the Komenda Edina Eguafo Abirem Municipality in the Central Region are reported to have been taken over by floodwaters, a joynews report has indicated. Roads and bridges linking several communities have been damaged rendering them inaccessible. This comes after heavy rains were recorded in the Central …
Read More »Komenda Sugar Factory cannot restart operations in April – Minority
Minority in Parliament have said it is highly unlikely for the Komenda Sugar Factory to be operationalized in April this year. This comes after President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo disclosed that the factory was going to start operations in April this year. While addressing delegates from the Komenda Traditional Area, the President …
Read More »Komenda group welcomes new date for operationalisation of sugar factory
A pressure group calling itself, Fix Komenda Sugar Factory in the Central Region has welcomed the decision by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to operationalize the dormant sugar-producing factory after six years. The pressure group over the years has been pushing for the operationalization of the multi-million-dollar sugar factory built …
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